Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (31 August 1880-28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 23 November 1890 to 4 September 1948, succeeding William III and preceding Juliana.

Biography
Wilhelmina was born in The Hague, Netherlands in 1880, the only daughter of King William III and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. She became Queen at the age of ten, and she contributed greatly to the strengthening of the monarchy through accepting the growth of parliamentary power. When her country was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940 during World War II, she and her ministers maintained a government-in-exile in London. Through frequent radio talks she became a symbol of resistance for the Dutch people. She returned in 1945, but abdicated in 1948 in favor of her daughter Juliana, and she died in 1962 at the age of 82.